Chemical Brothers / Surrender
Artist Chemical Brothers
Album Title: Surrender
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Primary Genre Electronica/Dance: Drum n' Bass/Jungle
Format CD
Released 06/22/1999
Label Astralwerks Records
Catalog No ASW-47610-2
Bar Code No 7 24384 76102 8
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. Music: Response (5:19)
2. Under The Influence (4:16)
3. Out Of Control (7:19)
4. Orange Wedge (3:06)
5. Let Forever Be (3:56)
6. The Sunshine Underground (8:38)
7. Asleep From Day (4:47)
8. Got Glint? (5:26)
9. Hey Boy Hey Girl (4:50)
10. Surrender (4:30)
11. Dream On (6:46)
Date Acquired 08/04/1999
Personal Rating
Acquired from Amazon
Purchase Price 14.00

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Notes

All tracks written by Rowlands/Simons except track 1 written by Rowlands/Simons/Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott/Tim Mosley/A. Richards, track 3 written by Rowlands/Simons/Sumner, track 5 written by Rowlands/Simons/Gallagher, track 6 written by Rowlands/James Asher, track 7 written by Rowlands/Simons/Sandoval, track 8 written by Rowlands/Simons/B. Fevre/J. Giordano, track 9 written by Rowlands/Simons/Wigfall/Fowler/Pettiford/Evens/Bloodrock & track 11 written by Rowlands/Simons/Donahue.

Track 1 published by MCA Music Ltd/Mass Confusion Music/Warner Chappell Music/Virginia Beach Music (ASCAP)/Latte Publishing, tracks 2, 4 and 10 are published by MCA Music Ltd., track 3 published by MCA Music Ltd/PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd, track 5 published by MCA Music Ltd./Oasis Music/Creation Songs Ltd/Sony/ATV Music Publishing, track 6 published by MCA Music Ltd/Studio G Ltd, track 7 published by MCA Music Ltd/Sand Devil Music (BMI), track 8 published by MCA Music Ltd/Remipa Publishing, track 9 published by JD Music/Global Music/MCA Music Ltd and track 11 published by MCA Music Ltd/Canaveral Pictures (BMI).

Track 1 features samples from Nicole's recording 'Make It Hot'.  Produced under license from Elektra Entertainment Group by arrangement with Warners Special Products.  Track 3 vocals and guitar by Bernard Sumner.  Features additional vocals by Bobby Gillespie.  Track 6 contains a sample from the recording 'Asian Workshop' by James Asher, licensed courtesy of Studio G.  Track 7 features vocals by Hope Sandoval.  Track 8 contains a sample from the recording 'Earthmessage' licensed courtesy of Amplitude.  Track 9 contains a sample from the recording 'The Roof Is On Fire' by Rockmaster Scott and The Dynamic Three, licensed courtesy of Danya Records Ltd.  Track 11 features vocals, guitar and piano by Jonathan Donahue, Jonathan Donahue of Mercury Rev appears courtesy of V2 Records.  Noel Gallagher appears courtesy of SINE a division of Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.  Bobby Gillespie appears courtesy of Creation Records.  Hope Sandoval appears courtesy of Capitol Records.

The Players: Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons.
The Producers: The Chemical Brothers.
The Engineer: Steve Dub.
The Assistants: Jon 'False Diamond' Collyer, Ray Mascarenas.
Art Direction: Blue Source and The Chemical Brothers.
Screenprints by Kate Gibb.
Recorded at Orinoco Studios, South London.
Edited with Cheeky Paul at Berwick Street Studios, Soho.
Mastered by Mike Marsh at The Exchange.

Extra supa dupa thanx to Bernard Sumner, Bobby Gillespie, Noel Gallagher, Hope Sandoval, Jonathan Donahue and 'The Funky Horns', MBL, EC1, Virgin, Astralwerks, The vegetable Visionaries, all at Orinoco Studios, Stuart James, Aaron Cripps, Matt Cox, Mark at Resolution and to all our friends.


Reviews
All Music Guide Review:

Review by John Bush
By the time of the Chemical Brothers' third album, Surrender, the big beat phenomenon they had done much to engender was more apt to be heard on a soft drink commercial than the world's hipper dancefloors. And with the growing omnipresence of big beat's simplistic party vibes threatening to cave in the entire scene, Tom and Ed came to grips with what is -- compared to their previous work -- a house record. The pounding four-on-the-floor thump of tracks like "Music:Response," "Got Glint," and the duo's take on KLF-style stadium house for the single "Hey Boy Hey Girl" signals that this is a transition record for the Chemical Brothers, one that could eventually take them back into the straight-ahead dance mainstream status enjoyed by acts from Daft Punk to Armand Van Helden.

The irony here is that even considering the changes, Surrender still feels very similar to its predecessors. The focus on wave-of-sound production, buckets full of old-school vocal samples, and various sirens and beatbox effects sound like they were lifted wholesale from their breakout album, Dig Your Own Hole, or their first release, Exit Planet Dust. And while a few of the vocal tracks focus on new collaborations, they're along the same lines, making it tough to spot the differences from past albums -- the quavering British vocals of Beth Orton have given way to the quavering American vocals of Hope Sandoval, and the Charlatans' Tim Burgess is replaced by New Order's reclusive Bernard Sumner (a sure sign that the Chemicals have moved up a notch on the music-industry food chain). Also, two returning guests (Noel Gallagher and a member of Mercury Rev, here Jonathan Donahue) make very similar contributions to the record in the identical places they appeared on Dig Your Own Hole. Even besides its simpy title, the Gallagher track "Let Forever Be" is the very same electronica update of the Beatles' "Tomorrow Never Knows" that made their 1996 collaboration single "Setting Sun" a number one hit in Britain. And the Donahue track, "Dream On," is very similar to the indie psychedelia of "The Private Psychedelic Reel" from Dig Your Own Hole. Sure, the Chemical Brothers do this type of music very well; it's just that Surrender isn't quite the change of direction they'd been aiming for -- it's simply the same great album they'd made two years earlier.
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